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Exclusive: AirOps targets emerging AI search market with autonomous content optimization agent

Paul Gillin — Wed, 13 May 2026 12:30:44 +0000

AirOps, the business name of Rivington Labs Inc., today introduced Quill, an artificial intelligence agent designed to help brands maintain visibility in generative AI search engines by continuously monitoring, updating and creating content. The San Francisco-based startup is building its business on the broader shift from traditional search engine optimization to what is increasingly being […]

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Exclusive: ClickUp endows its Brain assistant with agentic capabilities

Paul Gillin — Tue, 12 May 2026 17:00:55 +0000

ClickUp, the business name of Mango Technologies Inc., today is introducing what it says is a major overhaul of its Brain artificial intelligence assistant inside its workplace collaboration platform, going beyond answering questions to executing complex work tasks. The update, called Brain2, gives AI models direct contextual access to information stored in ClickUp workspaces and […]

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HPE expands hybrid cloud stack with unified private cloud and AI-ready storage updates

Paul Gillin — Tue, 12 May 2026 13:00:36 +0000

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. today is expanding its hybrid cloud and data platform portfolio with new private cloud, storage and cyber resilience offerings designed to simplify infrastructure modernization and prepare enterprise data environments for artificial intelligence workloads. The announcements focus on integrating virtualization, the Kubernetes orchestrator for software containers, storage and data protection into what […]

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Red Hat expands agentic AI strategy with new inference, automation and sovereignty capabilities

Paul Gillin — Tue, 12 May 2026 12:00:46 +0000

IBM Corp. subsidiary Red Hat today is unveiling a broad set of product and partnership announcements aimed at helping enterprises put artificial intelligence into operation, modernize infrastructure and extend open-source platforms into new environments ranging from software-defined vehicles to computing in space. The announcements at Red Hat Summit in Atlanta extend Linux and container platforms […]

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Stop waiting for practical quantum computers, says Q-CTRL CEO – they’re already here

Paul Gillin — Fri, 08 May 2026 14:35:09 +0000

Quantum computing has been the subject of both excitement and skepticism for years. Advocates tout its promise as the first new computing architecture in 80 years, while critics argue that quantum’s considerable technical challenges will keep the technology out of the mainstream for decades. Q-CTRL Pty. Ltd. is trying to shift that conversation from theory […]

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Pine.ai aims consumer AI agent at complex customer service interactions

Paul Gillin — Wed, 06 May 2026 16:59:05 +0000

Consumer-focused artificial intelligence startup Pine AI, the business name of 19Pine Pte. Ltd., has launched an agentic AI service designed to handle time-consuming customer service interactions on behalf of users. The company’s new Pine Voice and Pine Assistant services are aimed at automating what Chief Executive Stanley Wei described as “digital chores,” including negotiating bills, […]

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ServiceNow bids to become the control tower for enterprise AI

Paul Gillin — Tue, 05 May 2026 17:00:00 +0000

ServiceNow Inc. today unveiled a broad expansion of its artificial intelligence platform, stressing governance, security and autonomous execution as foundational requirements for enterprise AI adoption. The announcements center on enhancements to the company’s AI Control Tower (pictured), a governance hub that allows organizations to monitor, manage and secure AI models and agentic workflows. The company […]

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IBM charts AI operating model to move enterprises beyond experimentation

Paul Gillin — Tue, 05 May 2026 04:01:33 +0000

IBM Corp. will use its Think 2026 conference today to outline a broad expansion of its enterprise artificial intelligence portfolio, positioning a new “AI operating model” as the next stage in its customers’ march toward translating early investments into measurable returns. The announcements span agent orchestration, real-time data integration, hybrid cloud operations and digital sovereignty, […]

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Panzura opens its global filesystem to Microsoft Copilot users

Paul Gillin — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:00:04 +0000

Panzura LLC, maker of a global cloud file system, today announced the general availability of Nexus, a new platform designed to connect enterprise file data to Microsoft 365 Copilot while preserving existing security controls and permissions. The launch addresses what the company said is a longstanding limitation in enterprise artificial intelligence: Most unstructured data stored in […]

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SAS expands agentic AI and governance capabilities with broad platform updates

Paul Gillin — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:30:39 +0000

SAS Institute Inc. is using its SAS Innovate conference this week to introduce a sweeping set of product updates aimed at helping enterprises operationalize artificial intelligence with stronger governance, integrated data management and expanded agentic AI capabilities. The announcements center on a new governance layer, enhancements to the SAS Viya platform and a growing portfolio […]

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Startup Lovelace targets contextual AI engine at mission-critical use cases

Paul Gillin — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:30:44 +0000

Lovelace AI Inc. is emerging from stealth mode today with an approach to enterprise artificial intelligence that it says is necessary for high-stakes decision-making, particularly in environments where errors can have significant consequences. At the core of the company’s approach is a “context engine” builder called Elemental that’s designed to sit between AI agents and […]

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Experian takes consumer financial guidance to the next level with AI-powered virtual assistant

Paul Gillin — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 17:24:59 +0000

With the release of the newest version of its Experian Virtual Assistant, Experian plc is leveraging artificial intelligence to advance its broader goals of expanding beyond credit reporting to become a technology-driven services provider. Doing that in a tightly regulated industry has tested the limits of AI in delivering personalized service without violating strict privacy and […]

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Intercom’s customer service agent takes on new sales role

Paul Gillin — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:52:50 +0000

Intercom Inc. is expanding the role of its Fin artificial intelligence customer agent beyond customer support for the first time, positioning it as a sales assistant that operates across all stages of the customer lifecycle. The new “Fin for Sales” capability allows the same AI agent to handle interactions from initial prospect engagement through post-purchase […]

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IBM blows past estimates, but declines to raise full-year forecast, tanking the stock

Paul Gillin — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:56:13 +0000

IBM Corp. reported revenue and earnings that topped analysts’ expectations, but its stock price dropped more than 7% in early after-hours trading as the firm declined to raise full-year estimates. Revenue rose 6%, to $15.9 billion, at constant currency, ahead of analysts’ estimates of $15.62 billion. Earnings per share grew 19%, to $1.91, beating analyst […]

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Vast Data raises $1B at $30B valuation as AI infrastructure demand accelerates

Paul Gillin — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:00:32 +0000

Vast Data Inc. today said it has raised about $1 billion in a late-stage Series F funding round that values the company at $30 billion amid growing demand for infrastructure to support artificial intelligence workloads. Founder and Chief Executive Renen Hallak (pictured) said the size of the round was driven by investor interest rather than […]

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Oracle expands Google Cloud partnership with natural language database agent

Paul Gillin — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:00:47 +0000

Oracle Corp. is extending its partnership with Google LLC’s Cloud to simplify how enterprise users interact with data, introducing a new natural-language interface for queries directly against Oracle databases. The company today announced the Oracle AI Database Agent for Gemini Enterprise, a tool that allows users to ask questions of enterprise data without writing SQL […]

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Why Wasabi opted for credit in its latest financing round

Paul Gillin — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:26:19 +0000

Wasabi Technologies Inc. today said it has secured a $250 million credit facility, choosing to forego equity financing for the flexibility of debt. The decision highlights an issue that often faces growth-stage companies: how to fund expansion without overburdening the business or diluting ownership. It’s not that the cloud storage provider is hurting for cash. […]

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Amplitude introduces contextual AI assistant to guide users

Paul Gillin — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:00:30 +0000

Amplitude Inc. today introduced an embedded artificial intelligence support agent that helps users navigate digital products without leaving the application. Amplitude AI Assistant uses behavioral data derived from the company’s analytics platform to detect when users are struggling, provide guidance and in some cases complete tasks on their behalf. Unlike traditional chatbots that operate in […]

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Snowflake targets ‘agentic enterprise’ with unified control plane for AI and data

Paul Gillin — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:00:12 +0000

Snowflake Inc. is expanding its push into enterprise artificial intelligence with a set of updates to its Snowflake Intelligence and Cortex Code offerings, positioning its platform as a centralized control layer for what it calls the “agentic enterprise.” The data cloud company said the enhancements are designed to help organizations move beyond AI experimentation toward […]

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Adobe deploys AI agents across its customer experience tools

Paul Gillin — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:28:42 +0000

Adobe Inc. today unveiled a new enterprise platform designed to coordinate artificial intelligence agents across marketing, content and customer engagement workflows, as the company seeks to position itself at the center of what it describes as “customer experience orchestration” in the AI era. The platform, called CX Enterprise, was introduced at the Adobe Summit conference […]

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Solidroad lands $25M to bring AI to customer support interactions

Paul Gillin — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:00:39 +0000

Solidroad Inc., a startup that develops software for use in training and coaching customer service agents, today said it has raised $25 million in an early-stage funding. The Series A round, led by U.K.-based Hedosophia Services Ltd., comes as enterprises are seeking ways to improve customer experience while managing rising support volumes and the growing […]

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Hybrid quantum-classical computing gains momentum in Europe

Paul Gillin — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:20:04 +0000

The European Union is taking ambitious steps to coordinate efforts by its member countries to achieve global leadership in quantum computing. The EU Quantum Computing Act, which is scheduled to take effect this year, aims to coordinate EU and national research and innovation in quantum technologies and stimulate investment in quantum infrastructure and industrial uses […]

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Australian researchers blaze a trail toward quantum coexistence

Paul Gillin — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:50:47 +0000

Quantum computing is emerging as a practical complement to traditional supercomputing, with early applications in optimization, machine learning and complex simulation now moving from theory into real-world experimentation. World Quantum Day is giving researchers a chance to highlight how quantum computing is evolving from a largely experimental discipline to tackle real-world use cases. The Pawsey […]

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GrowthLoop targets real-time, causal decisioning with AI-infused marketing platform

Paul Gillin — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:00:23 +0000

Customer data platform maker GrowthLoop Inc. today introduced a composable artificial intelligence analytics platform designed to help better understand the causal drivers of customer behavior. The New York-based company said its Composable AI Decisioning platform is intended to operate directly on enterprise data clouds, enabling marketers to analyze and act on customer data without moving […]

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Starburst adds AI front end in a bid to make conventional business intelligence dashboards obsolete

Paul Gillin — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:46:22 +0000

Starburst Data Inc. today introduced an artificial intelligence capability designed to let business users query and analyze enterprise data using natural language, positioning the offering as a shift away from traditional business intelligence dashboards toward more interactive, real-time decision-making. AI Data Assistant is intended to address what the company describes as a growing disconnect between […]

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Quantum computing finds its place alongside classical systems, Livermore scientist says

Paul Gillin — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:00:45 +0000

Quantum computing is emerging as a complementary technology to traditional high-performance computing rather than a wholesale replacement. Quantum systems will act as co-processors that can accelerate specific classes of problems alongside classical supercomputers, according to Kristi Beck (pictured), director of the Livermore Center for Quantum Science at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Speaking to theCUBE in an […]

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Quantum computing moves into real-world workflows

Paul Gillin — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:45:37 +0000

As the fifth annual World Quantum Day gets underway on April 14, researchers say the focus of their efforts is shifting from hardware experimentation to integrating quantum systems into broader computing environments alongside artificial intelligence and traditional supercomputers. A team at the Argonne National Laboratory is working to incorporate quantum computing into existing high-performance computing workflows. […]

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HubSpot targets AI-driven buyer behavior shift with new tools and agents

Paul Gillin — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:00:18 +0000

Customer relationship management vendor HubSpot Inc. today introduced a set of product updates aimed at helping sales and marketing teams adapt to a shift in how buyers research and engage with vendors, with a particular focus on visibility inside artificial intelligence-driven search tools. The announcements, part of the company’s Spring 2026 Spotlight, center on what […]

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Wasabi to acquire Seagate’s Lyve Cloud business

Paul Gillin — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:00:21 +0000

Wasabi Technologies Inc. has agreed to acquire the Lyve Cloud business from Seagate Technology Inc., expanding its position in the market for object storage compatible with Amazon Web Services Inc.’s S3 as enterprises seek alternatives to hyperscale cloud providers. The companies disclosed the transaction in a statement released today. Financial terms were not announced, but […]

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Startup Sazabi bets on logs and AI agents to replace traditional observability stacks

Paul Gillin — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:00:39 +0000

Artificial intelligence-driven observability startup Sazabi Inc. is emerging from stealth mode this week with a platform that challenges conventional monitoring approaches by focusing exclusively on log data and using AI agents to automate analysis. The company is positioning its technology as a departure from traditional observability stacks that rely on a combination of logs, metrics […]

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